Childrens Illustrated Animal Atlas

Jabiru stork

The jabiru is the tallest

flying bird in South and

Central America, and

can grow to over 3 ft

(1 m) high. It grabs fish,

frogs, and insects with

its enormous bill.

Green anaconda

A jabiru stork wades through

the Pantanal.

BOLIVIA

Location

The Pantanal lies south of

the Amazon rain forest in

Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

It gets so much rain that

80 percent of it is flooded

during the rainy season.

HABITAT KEY

Tropical

grasslands

Wetlands

Deciduous

forests

SCALE

50 kilometers

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Yacare caiman

Caiman look like

their alligator relatives,

but have a pointier snout.

The yacare gets up to

10 ft (3 m) long. Its favorite

food is the piranha, but it

also eats apple snails.

Giant otter

Found only in South American rivers

and rain forests, giant otters get

up to 4^1 ⁄ 2 ft (1.4 m) long.

They eat fish, crabs, and

even small caimans!

PARAGUAY

BRAZIL

About as big as a

medium-sized

dog, the capybara

is the world’s

largest rodent.

Capybara

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Hooded capuchin

Channeled

apple snail

Giant water lily

Marsh deer

This clever monkey

uses rocks to crack

nuts and crush crab

shells to get at the

food inside.

The marsh deer has

broad hooves that

spread out to prevent

them from sinking

in marshy ground.

Anacondas live in and

out of water. They can be

up to 29^1 ⁄ 2 ft (9 m) long,

but hide among water

plants to surprise prey.

This wetland plant’s

leaves can grow to 8 ft

(2.5 m) across, and can

hold an animal weighing

up to 45 lb (20.5 kg)!

This big freshwater

snail grows up to 6 in

(15 cm) long! It only

comes out of the water

at night to find food.

The roseate spoonbill

sweeps its spoon-shaped

bill from side to side to

scoop up minnows—

tiny freshwater fish.

Roseate

spoonbill

Pantanal

The Pantanal is the world’s largest wetland,

which means a lot of it is underwater for much

of the year. The 3,500 different plant species

that grow here make it an ideal home for lots

of birds and mammals, including the capybara,

which is a giant relative of the guinea pig.

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